SOCY 1004 Lecture 2: Lecture 2: The A,B,Cs of Deviance
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Unpopular or unconventional beliefs that may or may not manifest themselves in overt actions. These can be a variety of different types of attitudes or beliefs. Ex. civil rights movement - mlk jr. "s (cid:448)ie(cid:449)s (cid:449)ere (cid:448)ie(cid:449)ed as de(cid:448)ia(cid:374)t (cid:271)(cid:455) (cid:373)a(cid:374)(cid:455). Ex. tree huggers - in some contexts this may be viewed as deviant. The degree to which attitudes about specific issues are considered deviant is very much socially constructed. Any overt action (which includes the failure to act) that is likely to attract condemnation, hostility, or punishment. Many behaviors are not illegal, but considered deviant. If (cid:449)e do(cid:374)"t do so(cid:373)ethi(cid:374)g as e(cid:454)pe(cid:272)ted, that (cid:272)a(cid:374) (cid:271)e (cid:272)o(cid:374)sidered deviant. Physical characteristics or traits that make someone a target of an audience"s disapproval, avoidance, derision, or other types of negative social reactions. All of these conditions can be considered deviant depending on the context:
